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The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association announced today that an agreement has been reached with the International Ice Hockey Federation for NHL players to participate in the upcoming 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.

This paves the way for the NHL to soon release its schedule for the 2013-2014 season.

The NHL will take a break in play starting Feb. 9 and will return to play on Feb. 26. ...